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The Arizona Cardinals placed rookie defensive lineman Kaleb Proctor on the injured reserve at the beginning of training camp earlier this week.
On Friday, head coach Mike LaFleur confirmed to reporters the fourth-round draft pick would be out for the entire season after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
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It Was Possible For Proctor to Return in December
LaFleur said Proctor could have possibly returned sometime in December. However, the Cardinals do not want to rush him back too soon and ultimately decided to rule him out for the season.
"It just was not good in terms of for this year. So not to go too far into it, could he maybe have made it back by December? Stuff like that? Maybe. But it just wasn't worth it to try to rush it at that point. Any player that you lose for the season, like that just that sucks, right? For the Cardinals, but also you feel for the player," LaFleur said of Proctor.
"They love this game, and then now you have a rookie who just moved across the country who does this, like, 'Man, you're still part of this, man. Be around, be in those meetings, be around the players, attack your rehab, soak it all in, and bottle that up so when you get back healthy, maybe you could find a gear that you didn't even know you had, and try to make this a blessing in disguise.'
"So his spirit's been great. I've seen him obviously every day that I've been here. I saw him today, just him as he was walking the weight room, and you know he's ready to attack it."
Now, Proctor will shift his focus to recovering from the knee surgery and preparing for a comeback season in 2027.
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